Improvement Antonyms

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damage

accident
adulteration
adversity
affliction
bane
blemish
blow
breakage
bruise
casualty
catastrophe
cave-in

decline

abatement
backsliding
comedown
cropper
decay
decrepitude
degeneracy
degeneration
descent
deterioration
devolution
diminution

decrease

abatement
compression
condensation
constriction
contraction
cutback
decline
declining
decrescence
depression
diminution
discount

demotion

degradation
downgrading
lowering
reduction

deterioration

abasement
adulteration
atrophy
corrosion
crumbling
debasement
decadence
decaying
declension
declination
decline
decomposition

diminishing

abate
abbreviate
attenuate
become smaller
close
contract
curtail
cut
decline
decrease
depreciate
die out

diminishment

attenuation
declination
depreciation
diminuendo
diminution
extenuation
regression
retrenchment

failure

abortion
bankruptcy
bomb
botch
breakdown
bungle
bust
checkmate
collapse
decay
decline
defeat

halt

arrest
break
break-off
close
cutoff
freeze
grinding halt
impasse
interruption
layoff
letup
pause

harm

abuse
banefulness
damage
deleteriousness
detriment
disservice
foul play
hurt
ill
immorality
impairment
infliction

hurt

aching
aggrieved
agonized
all torn up
battered
bleeding
bruised
buffeted
burned
busted up
contused
crushed

injury

abrasion
abuse
affliction
affront
agony
bad
bite
blemish
boo-boo
bruise
burn
chop

loss

accident
bad luck
bereavement
calamity
casualty
cataclysm
catastrophe
cost
damage
death
debit
debt

retreat

ebb
evacuation
flight
retirement
withdrawal

retrogression

recession
regression
retreat
retroaction
reverse
throwback

stagnation

calm
dullness
quiescence
sluggishness
stasis
status
torpidity
torpor

stop

bar
barricade
blank wall
block
blockade
break
break off
brick wall
cease
cessation
check
close

stoppage

abeyance
arrest
blockage
check
close
closure
cutoff
deduction
discontinuance
down
downtime
hindrance

weakening

abate
adulterate
break up
cripple
crumble
cut
debase
debilitate
decline
decrease
depress
devitalize

worsening

aggravate
corrode
damage
decline
degenerate
depress
descend
deteriorate
disintegrate
exacerbate
fall off
get worse

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